Physics professor charts the math behind the fastest human alive

Siegel created a graph showing that, mathematically, the Jamaican sprinter is 30 years ahead of the curve. Siegel measured the incremental progression of the 100-meter world record over the past 100 years and found Bolt to be performing 30 years beyond the expected capabilities of modern runners.

Esquire reported that Michael Johnson, the hero of the 1996 Olympic summer games, put it this way: “A runner capable of beating Bolt hasn’t been born yet.”